✠ Handbook of Prayers Today

blessings

blessing of a mother before childbirth (short formulary)

As circumstances suggest, a priest or deacon may use the following short blessing formulary.

God has brought gladness and light to the world through the Virgin Mary’s delivery of her child. May Christ fill your heart with his holy joy and keep you and your baby safe from harm. In the name of the Father, @ and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.

℟. Amen. 1

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